As both origination volume and interest rates increased during the second quarter, mortgage defect rates rose too, increasing by nearly 15% compared with the first quarter, Aces Quality Management said.
Click here to readACES Quality Management, Denver, found the overall critical defect rate increased to 1.81% during the second quarter, moving closer to the precarious 2% threshold.
The rate of critical defects found in mortgages post-closing increased to 1.81% of all loans in the second quarter, according to ACES Quality Management (ACES), a provider of enterprise quality management and control software.
Click here to readACES Quality Management, which offers quality control software to the mortgage industry, reports that it recently added 10 new credit union clients to its roster.
Click here to readEven before the Federal Reserve cut rates by 50 basis points, sentiment among our lender clients had shifted noticeably. They were more optimistic and, for the first time in two and a half years, focused once again on capacity and not just cost reduction.
Click here to readWith interest rates trending downward and refinances picking up, the industry is preparing for an upswing. This shift is welcomed good news given the tough origination market over the last two years. However, the most recent ACES Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report found critical defect rates jumped up in the first quarter (Q1) of this year.
Click here to readThe rate of defects in mortgage loans post closing increased 3.27% to 1.58% in the first quarter, ending five quarters of decline, according to ACES’ Mortgage QC Q1 Industry Trends Report.
Click here to readUpswing in critical defects halts five-quarter streak of declines
Click here to readA report from ACES Quality Management says that lenders must be more watchful in quality-control efforts
Click here to readAppraisals are crucial in the mortgage process as they determine the value of the collateral securing the loan. Issues of biased and inaccurate appraisals have drawn attention from government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), regulatory bodies, and consumers.
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